Mental health problems are often a consequence —not a cause—of homelessness. Nonprofit pledges to fund Street Spirit, a newspaper that covers homelessness. One man makes a home inside a Tenderloin residential hotel.

Today on Crosscurrents : H ow doll therapy can help patients with Alzheimer's. A n interview with an Oakland group specializing in Eastern European traditional music. The search for German-style bread in San Francisco.

Scientists at UC Berkeley try to make fuel from sunlight, air, and water with the help of bacteria. A new report about the health of the San Francisco Bay. Sounds from an " Unthanksgiving " ceremony in the middle of the bay.

The historical context you should know about Colin Kaepernick. Bay Area high school students show solidarity with Kaepernick. The Oakland Unified School District Honors Band takes a knee . Deconstructing the national anthem . Military veterans in San

BART asks voters for billions of dollars to upgrade aging infrastructure. Measure LL would set up a civilian police commission in Oakland. Starchild, the libertarian sex worker and regular player in San Francisco politics.